The Challenges of Past Historical Allegations of Sexual Abuse

The challenges of defending those accused of sexual abuse is a key issue for our Criminal Justice System . The Balance to be reached between protecting victims who may genuinely have been abused and those accused who may be subject ot fals eor malicious allegations is a difficult and complex task .

In this article by Mark Barlow & Mark Newby – the authors argue how that balance can and should be achieved . The piece is highlighted in the latest edition of Rook and Ward .